Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics
Characteristic | Number (%) or Median (IQR) |
|---|---|
Demographics & Patient Location | |
Female | 116 (70.7) |
Age at diagnosis | 8.0 (3.5, 12.0) |
Caucasian Ethnicity | 118 (72.0) |
Calgary (within city limits) | 102 (62.2) |
Outside of Calgary (outside of city limits) | 62 (37.8) |
Rural | 18 (11.0) |
Urban | 146 (89.0) |
Network Distance to pediatric center (Km) | 22.8 (13.5, 127.8) |
Baseline Disease Characteristics | |
Number of Patients with > 4 Swollen Joints, n = 160 | 55 (34.4) |
Median Number of Swollen joints, n = 160 | 2.0 (1.0, 6.0) |
Number of Patients with > 4 aActive Joints, n = 160 | 58 (36.3) |
Median Number of aActive joints, n = 160 | 2.0 (1.0, 6.0) |
Pain VAS (0–100) | 37.0 (19.0, 64.0) |
Physician VAS (0–100) | 36.0 (24.0, 60.0) |
Positive ANA, n = 156 | 76 (48.7) |
Positive HLA-B27, n = 135 | 20 (14.8) |
Positive RF, n = 149 | 8 (5.4) |
Positive Anti-CCP, n = 81 | 6 (7.4) |
CRP mg/dL, n = 156 | 1.7 (1.0, 9.6) |
ESR mm/hr., n = 151 | 11.0 (5.0, 32.0) |